Mar 03 Your selfie stick is no longer welcome at the Smithsonian By Justin Scuiletti Hoping to take a selfie with the Hope Diamond or a recreation of a NASA space module on a visit to a Smithsonian museum? Go right ahead. However, you'll have to do it the old-fashioned way. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:07 For GOP, a bigger problem than finding a way to fund Homeland Security By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post about internal struggles within the Republican party, the political tension surrounding an upcoming speech by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, plus pressures… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Pint-size percussionists learn music with Led Zeppelin hits By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, a Kentucky-based nonprofit that provides free music education to 7 to 14-year-olds children shared a video of the Louisville Leopard Percussionists performing a medley of Led Zeppelin tunes. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 5:33 Unsolved crimes that obsess police inspire writer Richard Price By PBS News Hour Richard Price’s new book, “The Whites,” centers around the criminals who get away and the police who get obsessed with catching them. Price, who has written eight novels and for the TV show “The Wire,” talks with Jeffrey Brown about… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 10:43 How Jewish Americans view Netanyahu's speech By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to play down divisions over his scheduled address to the U.S. Congress. How are Jewish Americans reacting to Netanyahu’s highly anticipated and controversial speech at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday? Gwen Ifill gets two views… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 7:23 How six words landed the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court again By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News In the coming days, the Supreme Court will weigh whether states that rely on the federal health care exchange can provide subsidies to make insurance affordable. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News reports on how millions will be… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 5:16 Supreme Court weighs process, not politics, of who draws voting maps By PBS News Hour In 2000, Arizona voters changed who has the authority to draw district voting lines. Instead of the state legislature, an independent commission was created in an attempt to reduce partisanship. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a clause in the… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Iraq launches offensive to retake Tikrit from Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi security forces began a ground and air assault on the city of Tikrit, currently held by the Islamic State militant group. Also, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving woman in Congress, announced she won’t seek… Continue watching
Mar 02 Islamic State threatens Twitter employees and founder Jack Dorsey By Colleen Shalby The Islamic State group is encouraging supporters to kill Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and any employee of the social network, in retaliation for blocking the group’s Twitter accounts. Continue reading